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Virtual Workstation
Cloud-based linux environment accessible from anywhere. Includes open datasets, cloud-based modeling, and reproducible workflows.
"Ground-CTRL" Mobile Robotics Suite
Data-backed ROS2 control stack for agricultural mobile robots. Built to interoperate with PARC’s aerial and sensing systems.
Adapting Dronecoria
Reproducing and adapting the open-source Dronecoria platform for ecological intervention with onboard sensing and flight analytics.
Adapting the OpenFlexure Microscope
Reproducing and adapting the OpenFlexure microscope for field-based agricultural diagnostics with smartphone capture and spectrometry.
Aerial Topography Stack
Lightweight aerial mapping suite using open photogrammetry tools for terrain modeling and precision land-use planning.
Solar Micro Data Center
Modular, solar-powered computing cluster for off-grid data collection and edge analytics using open, low-power hardware.
Livestock Sensor Network
Wearable LoRaWAN-based network for herd monitoring and distributed telemetry analytics.
Bio-Fabrication
Adaptation of open biomanufacturing technologies for decentralized agricultural production and bio-fertilizer synthesis.
Field Micro-Lab
Mobile laboratory platform integrating open-source microscopy, spectrometry, and soil/forage diagnostics for field use.
Small Language Model (SLM) Bot
Ethical AI use can be achieved with well-scoped, sustainably resourced small language models (SLMs). PARC's SLM Bot is a prototype chatbot built on open-source models, fine-tuned for agricultural and rural development contexts. See how we deploy the bot in Discord.